I have had a bad run of after-market muffler hangers (107 492 00 82) that have failed much too soon (< 1 year). I have located a new after-market source which offers a hard version (shore = 63) and a soft version (shore = 55). Which version would last longer? Does anyone have a source of long lasting muffler hangers other that OEM Mercedes?

Also, has any used the reinforced version (107 492 00 44)? They look like they might be a pain to install.

Thanks.

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Tom Evans
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